Words the Bible translates as begin
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥalalחָלַלto begin, to make a start at something or do it for the first time
+3 more meanings
- to treat as common what is holy: to profane, defile, or strip of its sacred standing
- to pierce, wound, or run through, often fatally
- to play on the pipe or flute
- enarchomaiἐνάρχομαιto beginnot studied yet
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